Close-up of underside
Habitat: Collecting from submerged foliage
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| Scientific Name | Hypoptopoma thoracatum Günther, 1868 |
| Common Names | Flat Head Dwarf Sucker Rotaugen-Hypoptopoma (Germany) |
| Type Locality | Xeberos, upper Amazon River, Peru. |
| Synonym(s) | Hypoptopoma bilobatum |
| Pronunciation | hi POP toe po mah |
| Etymology | Hypoptopoma is derived from hypos (low position, below). piptein (depressed). poma (cheek) Lorica, Loricare = cuirass of corslet of leather (a suit of armour made of leather). |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail. Hypoptopoma are small(ish) loricariids with a stocky body with a wide, flattened, head with the eyes on the side of the head and a concave profile, with a normal (not extremely thin) tail. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020. |
| pH | 5.0 - 7.5 |
| Temperature | 23.0-27.0°C or 73.4-80.6°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 1 (no. 6) (art. 56), pp 477. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There are 2 records of this fish being seen, view them all. |
| More Resources | |
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 | Look up H. thoracatum on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. thoracatum on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.56.617 | |
| Last Update | Sat Dec 25, 2010 10:17 am (Species record created: Thu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am) |